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  1. Paul S
    Here are a couple. [attachment=103904:pantera1.jpg][attachment=103905:pantera2.jpg] More info about the model here at the Westone site: [url="http://www.westone.info/x790.html"]http://www.westone.info/x790.html[/url] Edit - here's a link to a catalogue page [url="http://www.westone.info/cats/86pantera/06.html"]http://www.westone.info/cats/86pantera/06.html[/url] Nice, innit!
  2. Paul S
    Far from downgrading what you have, maybe consider additionally buying extra cheaper kit so you always have the choice...
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    Actually, it won't be until June but I have shaken on a deal to get one and will be picking it up from a guy in Holland when I travel there later this year. I am a big Westone bass fan and this is arguably the finest model they ever made. Possibly a little on the heavy side, but I don't care. Nothing else to say other than I wanted to share a bit of spectacularly good news with people who may understand why I am smiling.
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    At risk of becoming totally predictable I would say that a Westone Thunder 1A is, for my taste, the best bass you can buy for under £150. I also recently bought a Peavey Fury II for £77 on eBay and it is rather nice. A notch or two up on the Milestone III I had a few years ago.
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    Both basses now sold bar the shouting. Thanks!
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    Martin - thank you. For the weight and the review, which I had not read before. What you have written just about clinches it for me, in fact I am now struggling to stop myself trawling the net to find one!
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    Well, the SB14 is basswood which, with the smaller contoured body, should work out under 9lbs - I have seen no actual figures for this but would imagine it to be so. The Ray34 makes an issue out of its 'lightweight ash body' so I guess it is different to standard. Anyway, I will give one a try at some point. Thanks again.
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    SGC Nanyo pics - difficult to photograph black basses, especially against a window... rushed it, shaky hands, no tripod etc Anyway, this has no issues other than the funny arrangement with the knobs working backwards. [attachment=103766:sgc1.jpg][attachment=103767:sgc2.jpg][attachment=103768:sgc3.jpg][attachment=103769:sgc4.jpg][attachment=103770:sgc5.jpg] Yamaha pics. tried to get the neck by looking down it but impossible, tried to show a few cracks in the finish around the knobs that don't seem to go any deeper. Also tried to capture the pearlescent finish buit of course couldn't. It really is multi-coloured, which makes touching up a problem I am sure. Anyway. [attachment=103771:yamaha1.jpg][attachment=103772:yamaha2.jpg][attachment=103773:yamaha3.jpg][attachment=103774:yamaha4.jpg][attachment=103775:yamaha5.jpg][attachment=103776:yamaha6.jpg][attachment=103777:yamaha7.jpg]
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    Well, both 'on hold' pending pics etc, which I will sort out later hopefully.
  10. Paul S
    nah, price and scarcity of fuel.
  11. Paul S
    Need to thin out a bit and these won the short straw. Pics to follow tomorrow but I thought I'd get them up here. [s][size=2]SGC Nanyo Bass Collection SB-310. At least I am fairly sure it is. No sticker where there should be one but it is active, P/J pups. Made in Japan, serial no. 914555, so made in 1991. Yes, I know, yet another one for sale. Glossy black in extremely good nick. The lightest bass I have ever picked up at under 7lbs, skinny neck etc, currently strung with Dr Black Beauties, so a real Stealth machine. When I got it I wasn't happy with the sound so I changed the pre-amp to a Artec SE-2. That was an improvement but I am still not keen on the sound, which is the only reason it is going. Funny thing with the Artec preamp is that the pickup blend works the wrong way around, as does the bass boost/cut, despite being wired in by a tech. You get used to it. I still have the old one and will include it in the sale. Priced to sell at £140 - collected from Benfleet in Essex. I can post but need to sort out a box from somewhere - £15 should cover it[/size][/s] SGC Nanyo now SOLD pending the usual, thank you. [s][size=2]Yamaha RBX800E. Pearlescent white with black headstock. I bought it on here about 6 months ago as a little project. Quite a few dings, neck needs a little adjustment and the barrel jack replacing, it has 2 odd machine heads, too. Weird bridge (which was stock I believe, not a later addition) and mis-matching knobs. I have the jack, and intended to sort it out but have just never got round to it. This is NOT a cheap bass - the top end of the range in its day - serial no. OK13101, so 1988 I think. Made in Taiwan. HUGE tone on it from the P/J pups. . Monster output. Active, 2 band eq. Lightweight, around 8lbs I think, skinny neck etc. Once sorted out this will be a huge bass - immense - I will never get around to doing it up and need to free up a little cash so here it is, together with new jack. Priced to sell - £140 collected from Benfleet in Essex. Again, I will need to find a box to post it. £15 again. Or meet to hand over, or deliver for £200 a mile. Pics will follow.[/size][/s] [size=4]Also now sold, pending the usual. Thanks[/size]
  12. Paul S
    Thank you for those links and comments. I think that has clarified things a bit - I will aim for an SB14. Need to shift a couple of bits first, though. ta.
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    I think that is the first title I have written that contains no words. I am drawn to a Musicman style bass, but it needs to be a lightweight one with skinny neck. There now seems to be a choice! The SB14 [url="http://www.sterlingbymusicman.com/sb14"]http://www.sterlingbymusicman.com/sb14[/url] The Ray34CA [url="http://www.sterlingbymusicman.com/ray34ca"]http://www.sterlingbymusicman.com/ray34ca[/url] Superficially these seem similar, apart from the 3 band eq on the SB14 and a maple neck on the Ray34CA and I am finding it a bit confusing. Does anyone know if there are any major differences other than this - different pickup, build quality etc? Thanks!
  14. Paul S
    To my knowledge the only BCer I have seen perform is hiram k hackenbacker (Warren) who was in local disco/dance band Elco Jones, who were the nuts. Now disbanded. I really want to see Gary in Dressed to Kill - sounds like a blast.
  15. Paul S
    Did this go to a BCer in the end? I didn't bid but am still curious about it - weight, neck width, how it sounds etc.
  16. Paul S
    [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1332372892' post='1587566'] Depends what music you're playing, what venues, and of course what bass and what sound you like. [/quote] That. FWIW I use a TC Electronics Classic 450. I like the sound of it for my rock bands and find the onboard compressor and Tubtone useable and useful.
  17. Paul S
    £443. Thats a lot of money! Anyone on here the lucky winner?
  18. Paul S
    [quote name='charic' timestamp='1332237618' post='1585135'] The general rule I see coming up again and again in this situation is: [u]Those that get the gig booked first you play the gig for. No exceptions.[/u] Makes perfect sense to me [/quote] That. And complete transparency.
  19. Paul S
    Thanks, yes, Yamaha SB-35. MIght have a dab myself if it doesn't go too high. Looks short scale? I like the styling more than the EB0/EB3 range
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    Sort of SG shaped - as in the Yamaha SG [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290685767045?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290685767045?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649[/url] Anyone know anything about these?
  21. Paul S
    Washburn bass, 1980s, not sure which model, £55 BIN Seems like a bargain do-er-upper [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Washburn-bass-guitar-/120879378989?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c24f8f22d"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Washburn-bass-guitar-/120879378989?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c24f8f22d[/url]
  22. Paul S
    +1 for going secondhand. Doesn't hurt so much when I cock it up and have to do it all again, but I guess that is half the fun. My #1 gigging bass is a Fender Precision Lyte that I bought unseen - when it arrived the electrics were faulty and a previous owner had given it an appalling refinish. My initial reaction was to move it on at a huge loss and get one in better nick but I decided in the end to turn this into a bit of a project. Having cut my teeth on a couple of other cheapies I stripped this down, repainted it (badly, but better than it was), changed the headstock back to clear rather than painted, added a new decal, put in a J. East pre-amp (bought from siddlx) and it is now my go-to bass - lightweight, sounds the business, huge range of tones. Resale value is probably rubbish but I love playing it and bonded with it after all the malarky getting it sorted out.
  23. Paul S

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    Bought a pickup from Mark, arrived packaged well enough to withstand a nuclear stike, great comms, dispatched immediately. As smooth a transaction as could be wished for and a gent to deal with. Cheers!! Paul
  24. Paul S
    I won't be but will keep watching it to see how it goes. Good luck!
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